Improved blacking-brush and case



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JOHN SCHWAB, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND PHILLIP ROLLER, 0F NEWr HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

Leners Patent No. 104,261, zaad .rune 14, 1ero.

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The Schedule referred te inthe Letters Patent and making part of the same.

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:and exact descriptionl of theV same, and which sind drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in p Figure 1, a perspective view, and in Figure 2, a` longitudinal central section, also denotp ing, in broken lines, the operation of the brush.

'lhis invention relates to an improvement in brushes y for blackingboots, the object being to'conibine a. re-

ceptacle for the blacking-box, with a case for the brush, so-that the blacking may be applied to the brush while int-he case, and the brush projected from the case to apply the blaekng and again to polish the boot.

A` is the case, by preference formed from metal, wit-hin which a brush-holder, B, is arranged, so as to slide longitudinally through the case and project at either end, asdenoted in broken lines, tig. 2.

The said brush-hold`er is constructed to receive the polishing-brush C, which is secured therein by a screw, a, or otherwise, and also t0 receive a round blackingbrush, D, which is pivoted to the holderl at d, the said pivot `being provided with ahandle, b, by means of which the brush D maybe rotated, the said handle hinged so as to be turned down, as seen in gs. 1 and 2, or mised, as denoted in broken lines, fig. 2.

y E is a receptacle in the bottom of the ease, for the blacking-box, the box being denoted in 'broken lines,

Iig. 2, and sitting directly under the brush D, the l said box held in position -by the spring F.

The case is perforated, as at e, so that the finger may be pressed against the box to raise it, to bring .the blaeking into contact withthe brush.

' To use the brush, supposing the .blacking-brush to have been iirst inserted, the brush is run out to lthe left, as iug.' 2, the blacking moistened, and the brush returned.

ing up against the brush, so that the brush will re- -eeive a supply of blacking thereon. Then project the brush D, as denoted in fig. 2, and'ap'ply the blacking to the boot. Then return the brush. and project it at the other end, afs in iig. 2, and polish the blacking so applied. t

The handle b is hinged, so as to drop into a recess in the top of the brush-holder, to allow its free passage out'of the case.l

When the brushes have become worn, they may be removed from the holder and new brushes inserted.

I claim as my invention- The combination ci' the two brushes G and D,ar ranged in the holder B and within the case A, the wholeconstrncted and operating vsubstantially as set fort-h. i

JOHN SCHWAB.

Then take hold oi' the handle b 'and .rotate the brush. At the same time press the black-` 

